摘要 |
<p>An article group transfer apparatus constructed and arranged to move article groups into open ends of the carton sleeves. The apparatus (16) is incorporated in a continuous motion cartoner assembly for loading article groups (23) into cartons which comprises an article infeed mechanism (13, 14) supplying at least one stream of articles; an article group selection and transport mechanism (12) intersecting the article infeed mechanism to form and transport a longitudinal stream of article groups of a predetermined pattern; a carton supply and transport mechanism (11) synchronized and moving parallel with the article group selecting mechanism to provide cartons with open ends facing the moving article groups; and the article group transfer apparatus (16) which moves the article groups into the open ends of the carton sleeves.</p> |